Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Hailakandi Police conducted two successful anti-drug operations on consecutive nights, seizing 1.21 lakh Yaba tablets worth about Rs 5 crore and 3,500 bottles of cough syrup, with four arrests made. In a separate…
A Jorhat-born academic from Gauhati University has secured an ISRO-funded research project, marking a significant achievement for Assam’s scientific community. Dr Arabinda Barua, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded a two-year project worth Rs 28.7 lakh under the Human…
A lower primary school teacher in Dhubri district has been arrested for allegedly showing obscene videos to minor girl students during school hours. The accused, Abdul Khalek of Rashtra Bhasha Hindi LP School in Balurchar, was taken into custody after…
The cost of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd’s three-fold capacity expansion project is likely to increase by nearly Rs 5,900 crore to about Rs 34,000 crore. The company has proposed raising the project budget from Rs 28,026 crore to Rs 33,901 crore,…
The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) on Tuesday confirmed that its seat-sharing agreement with the Congress has been finalised. Under the deal, AJP has been allotted nine Assembly constituencies, including Khowang, Barhampur, Binnakandi, Bajali, Dibrugarh, Sarupathar, Guwahati Central, Sadiya and Palashbari,…
Police have arrested one person in connection with an alleged gang rape and extortion incident along the Chengkuri bypass in Cachar. An FIR was registered at Silchar Police Station, and the case has been booked under multiple sections of the…
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the BJP has almost finalised candidates for around 80 Assembly seats in Assam, pending approval from the party’s central leadership. He confirmed that Bhupen Borah will be given a BJP ticket, with his name…
Unidentified burglars looted five shops at Khanamukh under Jalukbari police outpost on Sunday night. The thieves allegedly entered the shops by climbing onto rooftops and cutting tin sheets, as seen in CCTV footage recorded around 1:30 am. Cash and valuables…
A portion of an under-construction bridge near Harangajao on the Saurashtra–Silchar stretch of NH-27 collapsed on Sunday, raising fresh concerns over construction quality on the East–West Corridor in Dima Hasao district. The incident occurred as authorities had been indicating timelines…
Badarpur railway police arrested a youth from Tripura and seized five gold biscuits weighing about 584 grams, valued at nearly Rs 80 lakh, from the Deoghar Weekly Express. The accused, identified as Abhijit Debnath, was found carrying the gold hidden…